House debates
Monday, 30 August 2021
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Petitions (0 speeches)
- Responses (1 speech)
I present the following 12 ministerial responses to petitions previously presented:
- Statements (1 speech)
Both petitions I present here today are endorsed by petitioners who have chosen to add their signature in support of the issues raised, but one petition in particular, regarding a matter of...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Indigenous Affairs Committee; Report (4 speeches)
On behalf of the Standing Committee on Indigenous Affairs, I present the committee's report entitled Report on Indigenous participation in employment and business, together with the minutes of...
- Private Members' Business (0 speeches)
- Postponement (1 speech)
I inform the House that pursuant to standing order 110 the honourable member for Hughes has postponed notice No. 1 standing in his name. The order of precedence for remaining private members'...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Australian Flag (11 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) recognises and celebrates the 120th anniversary of the Australian national flag which occurs on 3 September 2021; (2) honours the ideals for which our national flag...
- National Police Remembrance Day (12 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) notes that National Police Remembrance Day will be observed on 29 September 2021; (2) acknowledges the crucial role police officers across Australia play in our local...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- Workplace Relations (1 speech)
[by video link] Back in July, a local worker named Chris Smith came to my mobile office at Banyo and asked me to sign a pledge of support for local Toll Group workers, who are heading to Fair...
- Tokyo Paralympic Games (1 speech)
There are 179 Australians competing in the Paralympics in Tokyo, including Riverina products Ashley Van Rijswijk and Scott Reardon. Young Ashley, a Wagga Wagga Swim Club member, swam fifth place...
- JobKeeper Payment (1 speech)
[by video link] Every day someone in my community contacts me because they're struggling to make ends meet. These are people who have worked so hard to support themselves and their families...
- Queensland: Crime (1 speech)
The Queensland Premier, Annastacia Palaszczuk, says she is protecting Queenslanders from COVID-19 with her business-destroying border closures, but her government has failed miserably to protect...
- Afghanistan (1 speech)
[by video link] I'm sure all Australians have watched in horror the recent events in Afghanistan. They are terrible for every single resident of Afghanistan, but they are particularly terrible...
- Chisholm Electorate: Power Neighbourhood House (1 speech)
A few weeks ago, prior to lockdown restrictions, it was absolutely fantastic to visit local superstar Carol at Power Neighbourhood House in Ashwood with the Minister for Families and Social...
- Oxley Electorate: Queensland Country Women's Association (1 speech)
I rise today to acknowledge the 75th anniversary of a beloved Oxley community organisation: the Oxley Queensland Country Women's Association. This fantastic team of women has been serving our...
- Cowper Electorate: Volunteer Awards (1 speech)
Across Australia there are over 4.9 million registered volunteers, with their collective efforts quietly equating to approximately $290 billion to the economy each year. With devastating floods...
- COVID-19: New South Wales (1 speech)
Two weeks ago the Premier of New South Wales announced a further series of restrictions to combat the runaway delta outbreak. These restrictions now require workers in Werriwa to have a permit to...
- COVID-19: Vaccination (1 speech)
Far North Queenslanders have answered the call and rolled up their sleeves in record numbers to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. They know the vaccine is the best defence to protect themselves,...
- Climate Change (1 speech)
[by video link] The world's scientists have told us again recently that the climate crisis is at code red, and there's simply no room for any new coal, oil or gas. So how did the Liberal and...
- Xuereb, Ms Gloria (1 speech)
[by video link] I rise today to acknowledge the significant contributions of Gloria Xuereb, who has demonstrated a life of dedicated service within our community of Mackellar through countless...
- Defence Equipment (1 speech)
Eight years after the coalition came into government, the replacement submarine program is still clouded in uncertainty and secrecy. It has been a similar story with the Collins class full-cycle...
- Electoral Legislation Amendment (Electoral Offences and Preventing Multiple Voting) Bill 2021 (1 speech)
Today I wish to commend the parliament for the quick passage of the Electoral Legislation Amendment (Electoral Offences and Preventing Multiple Voting) Bill 2021. I feel immensely proud to have...
- COVID-19: New South Wales Government (1 speech)
There have been almost 1,300 new community acquired cases of COVID-19 in New South Wales today. There are spikes in the eastern suburbs and on the north shore, yet the New South Wales Premier and...
- Moore Electorate: COVID-19 (1 speech)
On behalf of the community of Moore, I take this opportunity to express our collective appreciation to all of the frontline healthcare workers and medical professionals involved in the...
- COVID-19: Arts and Entertainment Industry (1 speech)
The Hawkesbury and Blue Mountains are full of creatives—from Katoomba to Kurrajong Heights, from Richmond to Glenbrook, and everywhere in between. You've got musicians, performers, people...
- Curtin Electorate: Aged-Care and Disability Services (1 speech)
I recently had the opportunity to visit Alinea, a leading provider of aged- care and disability services in our community, and see the various goods and services they provide through their...
- Covid-19 (1 speech)
We thank the nurses and doctors, the ambos and orderlies, in fact all of the workers on the front line of our healthcare crisis. Today is another record day, with 1,290 cases in New South Wales...
- Broadcasting Regulations, Afghanistan, COVID-19: Vaccination (2 speeches)
[by video link] I call, first, for a national broadcasting ombudsman today. After recent revelations and honest errors, it's time we have an ombudsman that can hear complaints. Secondly, we need...
- Statements on Indulgence (0 speeches)
- Gallacher, Senator Alexander McEachian (Alex) (3 speeches)
The Leader of the Opposition and I discussed this earlier today. All on this side of the House and, I'm sure, all across the whole House and in the other chamber, which is adjourning, are deeply...
- Ministerial Arrangements (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I inform the House that the Minister for Agriculture and Northern Australia will be absent for question time today and the remainder of the week. The Deputy Prime Minister will answer questions...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- COVID-19: Lockdowns (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Today is another record day of COVID cases, with 1,290 new cases in New South Wales alone. There are 840 people in hospital in New South Wales, with 137 of...
- COVID-19: Morrison Government (2 speeches)
My question goes to the Prime Minister: We are making daily progress on the national plan as more and more Australians, including those in my electorate, continue to arm themselves against...
- COVID-19: Lockdowns (5 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister and it goes to the answer that he just gave. Is it a fact that no Australian wants to be a part of lockdowns, every Australian wants to return to life as...
- COVID-19: Economic Recovery (8 speeches)
[by video link] My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister. Will the Deputy Prime Minister inform the House how sticking to the Morrison-Joyce government's national plan will ensure access to a...
- Covid-19 (2 speeches)
[by video link] My question is to the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister and the Minister for Health and Aged Care have both said that having no COVID patients in intensive care is a measure of...
- Political Parties: Advertising (2 speeches)
[by video link] To the Prime Minister: over the weekend, we saw thousands of text messages and emails sent to constituents of many electorates by the United Australia Party, spreading...
- COVID-19: Small Business (4 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer remind the House of the Morrison government's strong and enduring support for small businesses around Australia, including in my electorate of...
- COVID-19: New South Wales (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian has said that she doesn't expect the number of patients in New South Wales intensive care units to peak until...
- COVID-19: Mental Health (2 speeches)
[by video link] My question is to the Minister for Health and Aged Care. Will the minister please outline to the House the importance of Australia's national plan for COVID and how this plan will...
- JobKeeper Payment (2 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Why is the Morrison-Joyce government not asking businesses to repay the $13 billion in JobKeeper payments they pocketed while their revenue rose but sending...
- Global Security (4 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Defence. Will the minister please update the House on how the Morrison government is keeping Australians safe and secure through regional partnerships and alliances?
- Workplace Relations (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. According to ABC reports last night, delivery drivers on the Amazon Flex platform don't get workers compensation or superannuation. They can effectively be...
- National Security (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Home Affairs. Will the minister please update the House on how the Morrison government is ensuring our intelligence and law enforcement agencies have the...
- Workplace Relations (2 speeches)
My question is again to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister adopt Labor's plan to provide the Fair Work Commission with the necessary powers to act on insecure work so that Australian...
- Women's Economic Security (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for the Environment, representing the Minister for Women. The Morrison government's National Summit on Women's Safety will take place next week. Will the minister...
- Prime Minister (14 speeches)
Question to the Prime Minister: the Prime Minister said that he supports the premiers in the work they do to save this country, to save lives and to save livelihoods. Why, then, did the Prime...
- Exports (2 speeches)
[by video link] My question is to the Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment. Implementation of the national plan will create more opportunities for Australian exporters. Will the minister...
- COVID-19: COVIDSafe App (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Health and Aged Care. Last week, the Minister for Health and Aged Care said that the government's COVIDSafe app had played an important role in contact tracing....
- Energy (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction. Will the minister please update the House on how securing affordable, reliable energy for families and businesses in my...
- Prime Minister (3 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister, and it goes to his answer just previously, where he suggested the federal government had nothing to do with Clive Palmer's court case against the WA...
- Veterans (4 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Veterans' Affairs and Minister for Defence Personnel. Will the minister please update the House on how the Morrison government is supporting and assisting our...
- Questions without Notice: Additional Answers (0 speeches)
- COVID-19: Lockdowns (1 speech)
To add to an earlier answer, I referred to the number of AstraZeneca doses that have been administered in Australia. I said I believed it to be around about 10 million. I confirm it's 9.6...
- Personal Explanations (0 speeches)
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Mr Speaker, I wish to make a personal explanation.
- Statement by the Speaker (0 speeches)
- COVID-19: Parliament House (1 speech)
While I've got everyone here, I just want to correct a media error that occurred on the Insiders: Talking Pictures program, where there was commentary to the effect that these perspex screens...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Presentation (1 speech)
Where would you start, Mr Speaker! Documents are tabled in accordance with the list circulated to honourable members earlier today. Full details of the documents will be recorded in the Votes and...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Public Works Committee; Report (1 speech)
On behalf of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works, I present the committee's report, Report 7/2021: Referral made June 2021. Report made a parliamentary paper in accordance with...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (1 speech)
I move: That business intervening before order of the day No. 9, government business, be postponed until a later hour this day. Question agreed to.
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- National Anti-corruption Commission (1 speech)
[by video link] If the Liberal and National parties had a slogan, it would be 'one rule for me, another rule for thee'. For the past eight years, the Abbot-Turnbull-Morrison government have...
- Covid-19 (1 speech)
[by video link] COVID has thrown up many challenges for Australian citizens and also for people right around the world. All of these challenges, I suppose, are relative, especially when you look...
- Afghanistan (1 speech)
[by video link] Afghanistan is a tragedy, and as the end to this 20-year war comes full circle, it ends where it began: with suicide bombers killing and maiming innocent people, the Taliban in...
- COVID-19: National Plan (1 speech)
Hope is a powerful thing. For nearly two years now the people of Reid have remained resilient. They have followed the public health orders, they have helped one another, they have made...
- Climate Change (1 speech)
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's sixth assessment report predicts a grim outlook for the future if the current emissions trajectory continues. Climate change is already causing...
- COVID-19: South Australia (1 speech)
It's very clear now that the delta variant of COVID-19 has new rules of contact. In South Australia we've watched as it has taken hold in New South Wales, with over a thousand cases being...
